榾ほた木ぎ

noun

kindling; tinder; firewood chips

Small pieces of wood or chips used to start a fire. Often associated with traditional fire-making.

See also: 榾

• 焚たき火びを起おこすために、まず榾木ほだぎを集あつめた。

  To start the campfire, we first gathered kindling.

noun

mushroom-growing log

A log used as a substrate for cultivating mushrooms, especially shiitake. Common in agricultural contexts.

• この地ち域いきでは、榾木ほだぎにしいたけの菌きんを植うえ付つけて栽さい培ばいしている。

  In this region, they inoculate mushroom-growing logs with shiitake spawn.